With all the renewed interest of Eat Pray Love (because of the movie), I'm wondering if I need to embark on an international journey in order to find myself. And will it be the same self that I could have found, in say, Hillsborough, Texas or Willacoochee, Georgia? Through out history, enlightenment has come from those who have travelled and become exposed to a different culture (or at least new spices). What to become of those of us who only have about 2 hours to spare and $5.99; is there a Light of Truth in our future? Or like in Under the Tuscan Sun, is there a villa, new friends and an odd relationship with a silent old man? 
Who are the people that get to have these experiences? Overworked mothers or stressed out fathers? Now, I'm not knocking the experience that people have when they open themselves up to the possibility of love and change, but when to we celebrate the beauty of everyday enlightenment? Have you ever been riding in a car and heard a song that made you pull over to the side of the road and pray? Was the song The Best in Me by Marvin Sapp or The Battle is Not Yours by Yolanda Adams? What about when you saw a reproduction of Michelangelo's Pieta? I, like anyone else, would love to travel the world in search of a great, eye-opening moment. But where will the money come from? Who will be there to babysit and pay the light bill? Since, I'm a but a working, single mother, I will appreciate those wonderful FREE moments that come when you least expect them.
